The United Nations declared November 15, 2022 as the “Day of Eight Billion” to mark its estimate that humanity has reached another billion milestone.
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Brittle stars, animals with five-segment radial (pentaradial) symmetry, lived millions of years ago in the territory of present-day Poland. They survived, although today they can only be found in high salinity waters. Fossil species of these agile echinoderms found in Kujawy and the Krakow-Częstochowa Upland have been described by scientists from Warsaw.
Due to a bomb threat, a passenger plane flying from Poznań to London landed at night in Paderborn, Germany. Today in the morning, the Bielefeld police announced that "there is no threat".
Today is the Potato Pancake Day! Poles have been eating potato pancakes for over 400 years. Compared to the rest of Poland, potato pancakes appeared a bit earlier in Silesian Voivodship. In fact, they began to play an increasingly important role in the European cuisine only in the 19th century.
Polish scientists have developed the POLA index that assesses whether a diet includes the right amount of ingredients necessary for the optimal functioning of the immune system.
The National Heritage Board of Poland and the Department of Landscape Architecture (Faculty of Architecture, Krakow University of Technology) invite you to the 2nd edition of the hydrological conference, devoted to the issues of threats related to climate change and water relations for archaeological sites and greenery. The "Cultural Heritage and Climate Change" conference will be held on November 14-15, 2022 in Krakow.
On the occasion of the 104th anniversary of Poland regaining independence, the National Independence Day was celebrated. The Presidents of Poland and Lithuania took part in a ceremonial briefing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw. President Andrzej Duda: "Lithuania and Poland together. Sovereign, independent, proud, and strong. This is strengthening the security of our part of Europe."
Comparative research on food products has shown that almost every tenth product sold in the European Union is of double quality. Although according to EU law, goods should be of the same quality, unfortunately, they often have very different quality parameters. The one on the Polish market usually has them worse. Thus, Polish scientists have developed a solution to battle such practices in the form of artificial intelligence - ANSI system.
On November 11, the 5 th edition of the charity event "A Pole with a heart" supporting Borderland inhabitants in Poland will be organised by Catholic Youth Association in Poland and Youth Foundation.
According to the preliminary data of the Ministry of Family and Social Policy, in October, the registered unemployment rate was 5.1%. Compared to September, the number of job seekers fell by 4.2 thousand and amounted to 797.5 thousand.
The year 2022 has been declared the Year of the Three Generals. To mark the 130th anniversary of the birth of Polish generals Władysław Anders, Stanisław Maczek and Stanisław Sosabowski, hanging on the railings of the Polish Embassy in London is an exhibition devoted to the generals who contributed to the victory of the Allies during World War II.
Project LIFE Suseł is one of three examples of successful reintroduction of a mammal species in Poland! Its effect is the restoration of the European ground squirrel, which was extinct in our country at the end of the 20th century.
The Foundation for Polish Science supports distinguished scholars and research teams in all fields of inquiry and assists innovative ventures and commercialization of scientific discoveries and inventions. Check the laureates of this year's FNP prize and their achievements.
On 17th-19th, the 16th edition of Gardenia (International Garden and Landscape Architecture Fair) will be held at MTP Poznań Expo. Those who have a green thumb will have the opportunity to participate in numerous workshops, listen to the wonderful park managers from Paris, see thousands of colourful flowers and learn more about conscious gardening.
